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H. J'. D.,MI-NER.

" MUSIOAL WAGON.

Pat ted Mar. 25, 1884.

No. 295,659. I

WITNESSESR iwzmqm ATTORNEYS.

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UNITED STATES PATENT -OFFICE.

, HIRAM J. n. MINER, on DUNKIRK, NEW YORK.

MUSICAL WAGON.

srncinrcnrroiv forming part of Letters Patent No. 295,659, dated March25, 1884. Application filed October 23, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern) Be it known that I, HIRAM J. D. MINER, ofDunkirk, Chautauqua county, New York, have invented a new and Improved.Musical Wagon, of which the following is'a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to improvements in musical wagons; and it consistsin the peculiar construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafterfully described, and pointed out in the claim. I 7

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l'is a longitudinal sectional elevation of a musical wagoncontrived according to my invention, the section being taken on the line00 90 of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a plan view and Fig. 3 is a transversesection on the line 1/ y, s-

On any approved'form or kind of a wagon, and in any suitable way, Imount the case a of a musical instrument, consisting of a pinbarrel, 1),and the comb c, said barrel being provided with the usual toothed wheel,d, and worm e for turning it; but instead of being geared with the trainof a driving-spring,

I gear said worm with the axle f of the "main Wheels 9 of the wagon bythe pinion h and;

wheel 5, or by any other approved means, so

that when the wagon is drawn along the floor or ground the barrel willbe revolved and the music will be made, the same as if the barrel weredriven by the spring in the common way; but in this case the winding ofthe spring is dispensed with, and the musical device is ready to playwhenever the wagon is drawn along.

I propose to contrive the driving-wheel 'i and pinion h to be readilytaken off to substitute others of different proportions, for varying thetime of the motion, to render the. quick or. slow time, as may bedepinion h on the end of the worm, and meshing with the gear-wheel z,substantially asherein shown and described.

HIRAM J. D. MINER.

Witnesses: .v

FLORENCE M. MINER, .ORON MONROE.

